A man inspects a fallen tree at Shady Grove Mobile Home Park in Charlotte. Photo: The Charlotte Observer
At least two people died and more than 1.1 million homes and businesses lost power on Monday due to severe storms that hit the eastern United States.
The National Weather Service has released a tornado watch for most of the District of Columbia, which will last until 9 pm local time. A special statement from the Met Office warned: «There is a significant threat of destructive and locally damaging hurricane-force winds, as well as potential hail and tornadoes, even violent tornadoes.»
Tornado watches and warnings have been posted in 10 states from Tennessee to New York. The National Weather Service said more than 29.5 million people were under tornado sightings Monday afternoon.
In Anderson, South Carolina, a 15-year-old boy was injured when he arrived at his grandparents' home during a storm. and died when a tree fell on him as he was getting out of his car, according to the Anderson County coroner's office.
In Florence, Alabama police, a 28-year-old man was struck by lightning and died, according to WAAY-TV .
More than 2,600 US flights had been canceled and nearly 7,900 delayed by Monday evening, according to FlightAware flight tracking service. Many of the cancellations were at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.
Storm clouds filled the sky over the Washington Monument. Credit: AP
The Federal Aviation Administration said it was diverting planes due to storms heading to the East Coast.
The White House delayed President Joe Biden's departure for a four-day trip that will take him to Arizona, New Mexico and Utah. .
«This appears to be one of the most severe severe weather events in the Mid-Atlantic in recent memory,» National Weather Service meteorologist Chris Strong said in a Facebook Live briefing.
The storms were expected to hit major communities struck in the late afternoon and early evening, prompting federal employees to be sent home early to stay out of their vehicles amid the wind, hail, and tornadoes.
Strong advised residents, “Keep yourself in solid cover. Be at home or be at work.”
Storms have postponed a Major League Baseball game between the Phillies and the Washington Nationals in Philadelphia, and in Maryland, the National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning Tuesday after 4 inches of rain fell in a short amount of time.
When a person crosses the street, the umbrella is blown inside out. during a storm in Washington. Photo: AFP
By early evening, more than 1.1 million customers were without power in Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, West Virginia, and Virginia—all states in the hurricane's path, according to data from power outage. .us.
The Knoxville Public Service Authority tweeted that the damage in its Tennessee service area was «wide and extensive» and would likely take days to fix.
Trees and power lines were downed in several states, falling on roads and some houses, news outlets reported.
A number of power pylons were downed in Westminster, Maryland, WJLA-TV reported. According to 6ABC-TV, at least one house in Hokessin, Delaware, had its roof ripped off.
“We saw clouds approaching and heard rumbles in the distance,” said Tom Tomovich, whose home was damaged.< /p>
«We entered the house and found ourselves on the first floor, and before we could blink, the wind blew right through the back of our house.»
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